diff --git a/tests/autotest-linux.sh b/tests/autotest-linux.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# put this to /etc/init.d/pugixml-autotest.sh, then launch
+# sudo update-rc.d pugixml-autotest.sh defaults 80
+# don't forget to chmod +x pugixml-autotest.sh and to replace /home/USERNAME with actual path
+
+if [ "$1" = "start" ]
+then
+	PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
+	cd /home/USERNAME/pugixml
+	perl tests/autotest-remote-host.pl "shutdown -P now" &
+fi